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 Maxwell's Duiker, Cephalophus maxwellii
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A duiker (IPA: /daɪ kər/) is any of about 19 small to medium-sized antelope species from the subfamily Cephalophinae native to Sub-Saharan Africa. The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene period and extends from about 23 Maxwell's Duiker ( Philantomba maxwellii) is a small Antelope found in western Africa. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The even-toed ungulates form the Mammal order Artiodactyla. They are Ungulates whose weight is borne (if they have more than two toes about A bovid is any of almost 140 species of Cloven-hoofed Mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. John Edward Gray ( 12 February 1800 &ndash 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. Antelope are Ruminant hoofed Mammals of the family Bovidae in the order of Even-toed ungulates. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries
Duikers are shy and elusive creatures with a fondness for dense cover; most are forest dwellers and even the species living in more open areas are quick to disappear into thickets. Their name comes from the Afrikaans word for diver and refers to their practice of diving into tangles of shrubbery. Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from 17th century Dutch and classified as Low Franconian Germanic, mainly spoken in A shrubbery was a feature of 19th-century gardens in the English manner, with its origins in the gardenesque style of the early part of the century
With a slightly arched body and the front legs a little shorter than the hind legs, they are well-shaped to penetrate thickets. They are primarily browsers rather than grazers, eating leaves, shoots, seeds, fruit, buds and bark, and often follow flocks of birds or troops of monkeys to take advantage of the fruit they drop. Herbivory is a form of Predation in which an Organism, known as a herbivore, consumes principally Autotrophs ref name=Campbell>Campbell Grazing generally describes a type of Predation in which an Herbivore feeds on Plants (such as Grasses, or more broadly on a multicellular They supplement their diet with meat: duikers take insects and carrion from time to time, and even stalk and capture rodents or small birds. The Blue Duiker has a fondness for ants. Ants are social Insects of the family Formicidae and along with the related families of Wasps and Bees belong to the order
Species
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- Subfamily Cephalophinae
- Genus Cephalophus
- Abbott's Duiker, Cephalophus spadix
- Ader's Duiker, Cephalophus adersi
- Bay Duiker, Cephalophus dorsalis
- Black Duiker, Cephalophus niger
- Black-fronted Duiker, Cephalophus nigrifrons
- Blue Duiker, Cephalophus monticola
- Harvey's Duiker, Cephalophus harveyi
Yellow-backed Duiker. Abbott's Duiker ( Cephalophus spadix also known as Minde in Swahili) is a large forest dwelling The Bay Duiker ( Cephalophus dorsalis also known as the Black-Backed Duiker) is a forest dwelling Duiker found in Gabon, southern Cameroon Black duiker ( Cephalophus niger also known as tuba in Dyula) is a forest dwelling Duiker found in the southern parts of Sierra Leone The Black-fronted Duiker ( Cephalophus nigrifrons) is a small Antelope found in central and west-central Africa. Blue Duiker ( Philantomba monticola) is a small forest dwelling Duiker found in the Central Africa and southern South Africa. Harvey's Red Duiker ( Cephalophus harveyi) is one of 19 species of duiker found in Tanzania and scattered - Jentink's Duiker, Cephalophus jentinki
- Maxwell's Duiker, Cephalophus maxwellii
- Ogilby's Duiker, Cephalophus ogilbyi
- Peters's Duiker, Cephalophus callipygus
- Red-flanked Duiker, Cephalophus rufilatus
- Red Forest Duiker, Cephalophus natalensis
- Ruwenzori Duiker, Cephalophus rubidis
- Weyns's Duiker, Cephalophus weynsi
- White-bellied Duiker, Cephalophus leucogaster
- Yellow-backed Duiker, Cephalophus sylvicultor
- Zebra Duiker, Cephalophus zebra
- Genus Sylvicapra
- Common Duiker, Sylvicapra grimmia
- Genus Cephalophus
- Subfamily Cephalophinae
References
Jentink's Duiker, Cephalophus jentinki, also known as Gidi-Gidi in Krio and Kaikulowulei in Mende, is a forest dwelling Maxwell's Duiker ( Philantomba maxwellii) is a small Antelope found in western Africa. Ogilby's Duiker ( Cephalophus ogilbyi) is a small Antelope found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, southeastern Nigeria Peter's Duiker ( Cephalophus callipygus) is a small Antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon and northern The Red-flanked Duiker ( Cephalophus rufilatus) is a tiny Antelope found in western and central Africa. The Red Forest Duiker, Natal Duiker, or Natal Red Duiker ( Cephalophus natalensis) is a small Antelope found in central to southern Africa The Ruwenzori Duiker or Ruwenzori Red Duiker ( Cephalophus rubidus) is a stocky but small Antelope found only in the Ruwenzori Mountains between Weyns Duiker ( Cephalophus weynsi) is a tiny Antelope found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and western Kenya. The White-bellied Duiker ( Cephalophus leucogaster) is a Duiker found in central Africa. The Yellow-backed Duiker ( Cephalophus silvicultor) is an Antelope found in central and western Africa. The Zebra Duiker ( Cephalophus zebra) is a small Antelope found in Ivory Coast, and Liberia. The Common Duiker, Sylvicapra grimmia, also known as the Gray or Bush Duiker, is a small Antelope with small horns found in west centralDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic